Members work with industry experts and representatives from a variety of  government agencies (including The Departments of State and Commerce) to promote modernization of Export Control policy and procedures in regards to the commercial space industry.  The committee aims to assist American companies to remain competitive leaders in the global market and to advance innovation and technology overall. The committee also serves as a point of reference for adherence to current legislation and policy.

Members work to secure funding for the major governmental space agencies, NASA and FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST). They monitor the budget requests of these agencies and work with legislative and executive contacts to ensure lack of funding does not impede the advancement of the commercial space sector.

Members collaborate to prepare information for and present a united position to legislative, executive and regulatory agencies. The committee works to get legislation passed that will benefit the space industry.

With the help of experienced aerospace professionals and standards development organizations, the members of this committee work together to research and design industry consensus safety standards. These standards ensure the safety of spaceflight participants, provide the FAA with means of compliance, and can be used in the future to assist in creating regulations.

This committee focuses on a wide variety of issues facing the spaceport community including environmental, infrastructure, and  regulatory topics.

This committee identifies and proposes consensus solutions to address potential issues that could hamper the commercial space industry’s growth. The committee focuses on multiple topics including regulations, licensing, permitting, sector outreach and promotion, and more.